10:19 PM ET Who won all of the major hardware for the 2018-19 season? Get the full rundown here: Hart Trophy Awarded to the player judged most valuable to his team: Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Related Given to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice,
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5:38 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN LAS VEGAS — The Arizona Coyotes will have a new majority owner in Alex Meruelo, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hopes Meruelo can be the person to find a long-term arena solution and keep the team in Arizona. Meruelo will take over for Josh Barroway, who became the Coyotes’ majority
7:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Stan Fischler said he has never seen anything like the Jack Hughes vs. Kaapo Kakko spectacle: two elite prospects, who will be taken first and second in the 2019 NHL draft by the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, two storied geographic rivals. “This is a first for me.
12:29 PM ET Corey Perry, once one of the most feared wingers in the league, had the two remaining years of his contract bought out, the team announced. Terms of the buyout were not released. “This is one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had to make in my 44 years in the NHL,” Ducks
9:18 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The 2019 NHL draft is not the first time that GM Ray Shero and the New Jersey Devils have held the first overall pick, having won the draft lottery two years ago to select Swiss center Nico Hischier. But while Hischier has the makings of a solid NHL career, he
11:01 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — The NHL Awards are this week in Las Vegas, giving the hockey world a chance to honor the best players the regular season had to offer, while trying to forget how the majority of them lasted about as long in the playoffs as the casual fan’s interest.
12:37 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Forward Kevin Hayes has avoided unrestricted free agency by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to a report by TSN on Tuesday night. His $7.14 million cap hit will rank 18th among all NHL centers, and it will be the third highest on the
7:25 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Forward Kevin Hayes has avoided unrestricted free agency by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced Wednesday. Chuck Fletcher has been the busiest general manager of the offseason. Along with the Hayes deal, Fletcher traded defenseman Radko Gudas to the Washington Capitals for
9:39 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Joe Thornton says he’ll be back with the San Jose Sharks next season. Whether he’ll play for the next decade is a bit more debatable. “I’ll probably play another 10 years. That’s what I’m thinking. Five to 10 right now. I got nothing else going on, we’ll
7:30 AM ET Patrik Stefan stands on the bench watching the final seconds tick down on the game clock. The scoreboard above a sea of blue seats broken up by splotches of friends, family and the odd scout reads, “Home 4, Guest 0.” As the buzzer sounds, a flurry of orange, white and powder blue